Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-08
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- securing Jl0 envelope for safetys sake
Aitef thinking II over, Moody decided TIM
nc was not Justified in meddling with the lot
ler' oh reflection, her ladyship might hay,
ennises TO make in it, or might have a post
scrip 10 add TO what she had already writ
ten Apart, too, from these considerations
was II reasonable to act as il Lady Iydiard'
, mouse was q hotel perpetally open to the in
Lruslon OF strangers. Objects worth twice
1hye hundred pounds in the aggregate were
S'nttered about on the tables and in the mn
locked cabinets all round him. Moody with
drew, without further hesitation. to order
.ne light iesioFatives prescribed for himself
ny Mr Sweetsr. Theunclosed letter reposed
III itse2lacc gu the table.
" y lac i0vvs'ah who took tho Curacoa into
Z Cfe picture gallery found Felix recumbent on
soia-to all appearance so completely alb
sorbed III tile Hobhema that he was quite un.
ablo to look at anything else.
lie TOOK the Curacao mechanically, drained
ne glass at dTaught and held it ont to be
q ed Tor the scconn time. "Don't interruut
Y iiie, he said, peevishly, catching the servant
IN the act OF staring at him. Put down the
bottie and go" Forbidden to look at Mr..
n oWeetsiF, the mans eyes, as he left the gal
4 Ely, Turned wonderingly towards the famous
lI&>9dscape. And what did he sees He saw
49, covering big cloud in the sky that
threatened rain, two withered, mahogany
coiored trees sorely in want of rain, a muddy
Ioau greatly the worse for rain, and o vaga-
Doliu boy running home who was afraid of
inc ram. That was the picture to the foot
mans eye. lie took gloomy view of the
state OF Mr. SweetsirIs brains on his return TO
the servants hall g. slate loose, poor
uevilW That was the footmans report of the
brilliant Felix.
AN interval of some minutes ELAPSED, and
at last the Silence in the picture gallery was
DrKAen by voices penetrating into It from the
Drawing room. Felix rose to a sitting posi-
ton on the sofa He had recognized the voice
OF Alfred Hardyman saying, Don't disturb
Lady Lydiard, aud the voice of Moody an
swering, will just knock ut the door of
ler laalyshps room, sir; you will find Mr..
SweHsr in the picture gallery"
The curtains over the archway parted and
disclosed the figure of tall, lean man, with
closely cropped head set a little stifiy ON
his shoulders. The immovable gravity of
iRce and manner which every Englishman
seems TO acquire who lives constantly in the
society of horses, was the gravity which this
1 gekleinan displayed os no entered the pic
tul salery. He was q finely made sinewy
H'ith clearly cut regular featuses. Ii
n r - not been affected with horses on the
&Nain, lie would doubtless have been person.
Eally popular with the women. AS it was. the
serene and melancholy gloom of the handsome
iior.A breeder daunted the daughters of Eve
3and Eley failed To make up their minds about
HI aexact value Of him, socially considered
Xs.fA1 lard
1hrkable man i'll his way. He had been Of
Fered The customary alternatives submitted
20 the younger sons of the nobility-tbo
church or tho diplomatic service-and had
'efused the one and the other. 81 ike
iorses, he said, land mean to get my liv-
ng out oil them Don't talk to me about nv
oosltlon III the world. Talk to my eldest
1iNnher, who gets the money and the title "
otartlnS III HE with these sensible views, and
With small capital of five thousand pounds.
dardyman took his own place in the sphere
hat was fitted for him. At the period of
his narrative he was already o rich man,
md one of the greatest authorities on horse
in England. His prosperity made
change in him. He was always the same
Sfave, quiet, obstinately resoute man, true
: p tho few friends whom he admitted to his |
}tanlacy, and sincere to fault in the OK.
tfssion of his feelings among persons whom |
XNA istlIlSted or disliied. As he entered the |
icthre gallery and paused for moment |
boxing at Felix on the sofa, his large, cold. |
eady gray eyes rested on the little man |
: 18th an indifference that just verged on con. |
|amB. Felix, on the other hand, sprang to |
Is feet with alert politeness, and greeted his |
lend with exuberant cordiality. |
Dear old boy! This is SO good of Won
began. " feel it; do assure you / feel
. zs.9d needn't trouble yourself to feel it.n
as 6lc quietly ungracious answer "Lady |
Ediard brings me here. / come to see the
use-and the. dog" He looked round the
llery iii his gravely attentive way. II
MT understand pictures, he remarked, re-
hedly, II shall so back TO the drawing
bm.n
After moments consideration Felix fol
we'd him into the drawing room, with the
of man who was determined not to be
,elled.
Wells" asked HhrdymAn. "What is itn
About that matters" Felix said, in
= iringly.
What matter ~
oh, you know. VIII next week doP'
: Nest week ,con't dor
Or. Felix Sweetsir cast one look at his
end. His friend was too intently occupied
h the decorations of the drawing room to
ice the look
tWill tomorrow dol" Felix resumed, after
hterval.
IN
At what time"
L Between twelve and ons in the afternoon
Between twelve and one in the afternoon
TX repeated. He looked again at Hardy
IN, and took his hat make my apologies
my aunt" he said. "You must introduce
lrself to her ladyship. l can't wait here
longer He walked out of the room.
ing deliberately returned the contempt
indifference of Hariyman by similar
erence on his own side at parting.
xkt by himself, Hardyman took a chair
glanced at the door which led into the
& doir.. The steward had knocked at the
r, had disappeared through it, and had
apgeared again. How much longer was
Hy Eydiard's visitor TO be left unnoticed
.ady Lytliard's housel
the question passed. through his mind
s2ndoir door opened For once in his life
red Hardyman's composure deserted him.
started to his feet like an ordinary NOR
y nj IN comnlefalv nv qnfrnriaa